In response, a few dirty bills are pressed into his palm and the checkpoint opens.
At Rafat, near Ramallah, soldiers at a checkpoint opened fire at a car, killing Atef al-Nabulsi, 35.
Security officers at the checkpoint opened fire, and a few minutes later a second car bomb exploded at the same entrance.
According to the U.S. Central Command, the incident began when Pakistani troops at the checkpoint opened fire on two small American helicopters that were providing air support to the U.S.-Afghan unit while it was on patrol near the border.
The Wardak provincial police chief, Abdul Qayoum Baqizoi, said the fight broke out when an Afghan soldier among seven soldiers at the checkpoint opened fire on the Americans; in the ensuing gun battle, three Afghan soldiers were killed, including the one who fired first.
In the crowd on Monday, Lothar Binder, 72, a retired train driver, recalled walking across the bridge in the early morning after the checkpoint opened to join a huge party of Germans celebrating the moment on the Kurfürstendamm, in the west of the city.
The first checkpoint opens tonight.
Police said Iraqi soldiers at a checkpoint opened fire on two SUVs carrying the Iranians after coming under fire themselves.
With more border checkpoints opening up, crossing has become easier and people keep visiting each other's side of the line.
This time, though, soldiers manning the checkpoints opened fire, hitting Mr Speight's car several times.The visibly shaken rebel leader later claimed it was an attempt to kill him.
